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At Sundown 04:36
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My Shining Hour 03:50
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Deep in a Dream 04:42
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Too Phat Blues 07:08
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Samantha 06:39
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Bossango 06:39
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Pow Wow 04:43
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I Never See Maggie Alone 05:50
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I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 06:15
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See Jim, See Jane, See Joe, C-Jam Blues 06:05
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Comes Love 03:20
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What Is There to Say 03:55
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It's a Blue World 05:04
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Falling in Love Is Wonderful 03:11
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"Swing, no question ... excellent sound quality ... a masterpiece." Jazz Thing

"...an enjoyable, unpretentious album." Jazz Review

In a small group context, Vaché's bright and literate trumpet or cornet work gets a little more of the spotlight. This pianoless quartet also showcases the criminally underrated guitarist Joe Puma, the fine-toned bassist Murray Wall, and the veteran drummer Eddie Locke. They collectively epitomize the continuing swing tradition.

Vaché also fancies himself an entertaining singer in the Jack Sheldon tradition. He goes into sly enunciations with Puma's lustrous chords during "Comes Love," tells a tale of being swamped by in-laws for "I'll Never See Maggie Alone," and obviously not diabetic, relates defiance for diets, glorifying gorging in the swinging "Too Phat Blues." Watch your triglycerides Warren! Puma wrote three of the pieces: the sweet, implied bossa/tango "Bossango" sans drums; the "Cherokee"-based, well-swung "Pow Wow"; and the 12-bar original "See Jim/Jane/Joe/C-Jam Blues," which features the guitarist's gliding chords along with Vaché's muted horn and traded fours with Locke's brushed drums and cymbals. The steely-toned Puma makes definitive statements throughout this disc, especially on the forward moving, no-nonsense swinger "At Sundown." It's Vaché who takes the bull by the horns for great swing vehicles as "My Shining Hour" and "It's a Blue World," the leader quoting "Seven Come Eleven" and "West End Blues" on the former, dealing a straight flush on the latter. Locke is most inspired and impressive on brushes for "Samantha"; he could write a book, and maybe he should as did Ed Thigpen. There's also the half-speed ballad "Deep in a Dream," the slow ballads "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" and the tenderized guitar-bass duo title cut, and the bass-based swinger "Falling in Love Is Wonderful."

This is a tasty morsel of swing from experts who do it right. Recommended.

AllMusic Review by Michael G. Nastos

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released January 9, 2021

Warren Vaché - cornet, trumpet, vocals
Joe Puma - guitar
Murray Wall - bass
Eddie Locke - drums

Recorded May 1999 in New York City.

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Warren Vaché Rahway, New Jersey

Warren Vaché (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist born in Rahway, New Jersey. He came from a musical family as his father was a bassist. In 1976 he released his first album.
Like Ruby Braff and a long line of players who proceeded him, Warren Vaché is devoted to both the cornet and great melodies.
Therefore he has has some big popularity among swing audiences. ... more

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